Section Opt 6.05 - Prescribing therapeutic pharmaceutical agents(1) Therapeutic pharmaceutical agents may be prescribed or administered by an optometrist only for the ocular therapeutic purposes for which the drugs are intended. These drugs shall be prescribed or administered in accordance with minimum standards and procedures established in the optometric profession. An optometrist may not prescribe or administer a therapeutic pharmaceutical agent which is not authorized under s. SPS 10.03. Approved agents may be used in combination only with other approved agents when appropriate.(2) Prior to prescribing beta blockers or carbonic anhydrase inhibitors for the treatment of glaucoma, any oral antiviral, or any other therapeutic pharmaceutical agent under s. SPS 10.03 that may have significant systemic adverse drug reactions, the optometrist shall inform the patient's primary physician of the treatment plan and document that contact on the patient's chart. If the patient does not identify a primary physician, the patient shall be referred to a physician to determine the presence or absence of any systemic contraindications to the intended therapeutic agent. Following that assessment, and prior to prescribing, the prescribing optometrist shall contact the examining physician, documenting that contact on the patient's chart.(3) Closed-angle glaucoma shall be considered an emergency in which the treating optometrist shall make immediate referral directly to a physician who specializes in the treatment of diseases of the eye and shall institute any emergency procedures as are directed by that physician.Wis. Admin. Code Optometry Examining Board Opt 6.05
Adopted by, CR 19-027: cr. Register January 2020 No. 769, eff. 2/1/2020